{"product_id":"musings-on-violence-loren-w-christensen-9781717078889","title":"Musings On Violence","description":"\u003cp\u003eBestselling writer Loren W. Christensen has written many well-reviewed how-to-do books. In Musings on Violence, Loren takes a different approach and conveys his thoughts on training for violence, surviving it as it happens, and managing the aftermath. He also discusses what it means to be a warrior-a martial artist, a cop, soldier, and citizen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoren has been a martial artist since 1965. He is an inductee into the martial arts Masters Hall of Fame and holds an 10th dan in American Free Style karate, a 2nd dan in jujitsu, and a 1st dan in arnis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e A 29-year veteran of law enforcement (ret), Loren brawled one-on-one with outlaw bikers, an Olympic Games powerlifter, construction workers, anarchists, crazed dopers, and the violent mentally deranged.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs a Military Policeman in war-torn Saigon, Vietnam (then ranked the most dangerous city in the world), he experienced, as he said in a recent interview, \"twenty years of violent police work condensed into 12 months.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn short, Loren knows what he's talking about.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION ONE: MARTIAL ARTS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 1: The First 50 Years \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 2: You're Turning 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 3: More on Training Consistency \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 4: Three Answers to Three Questions \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 5: Can You Think Yourself Faster? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 6: 25 Tips for Developing Powerful Techniques \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 7: The 1,200-Rep Kicking Drill \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 8: Thoughts on Flexibility \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 9: Dirty Fighting Techniques \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 10: Thoughts About the Tackle \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e CHAPTER 11: No Stance as a Stance \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 12: Hitting the Liver \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 13: Ground Fighting \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 14: Ground and Pound and Return to Sender \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 15: How to Develop Callused Knuckles \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 16: Ki, Chi, or Kung Foo-ee? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 17: OMG    It's the Exclamation People   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 18: Me, the Bully \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 19: Some Lessons Hurt \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 20: Parting Thoughts on the Martial Arts\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION TWO: SELF-DEFENSE\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 21: Use Your Eyes to Save Your Bacon \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 22: Preparation for Defense Against a Gun \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 23: De-escalation \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 24: Personal Responsibility \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 25: Firearms: Be in the Moment or Someone Might Get Shot \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 26: Elements of Gun Defense \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 27: \"An Attacker Would Never ...\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 28: Active Shooter: The First Five Minutes \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 29: The \"You Know What Really Hurts?\" Game \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 30: On Getting Nailed in the Groin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 31: The Groin: Hit it More Than Once \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 32: Street Magic and Street Fighting \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 33: Clinching: A Few Painful Defenses \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 34: Carotid Constraint: It's Not a Toy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 35: Street People: How Dangerous are They\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION THREE: LAW ENFORCEMENT\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 36: PTSD: Be Careful About That \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 37: Helping Families Cope with Officer-Involved Shootings \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 38: Shot 10 Times \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 39: Carotid Constraint \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 40: The Street Dance of Hookers, Tricks, and Cops \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 41: Advice from a Veteran Prostitution Decoy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 42: 5 Psychological Factors that Affect Rioters and Police \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 43: Controlling Fear \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 44: The Power of Combat Breathing \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 45: Psyching Up \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 46: The Sometimes Unreality of Combat \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 47: Criticism is a Given in Police Work \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 48: 65 Tips for Cops\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION FOUR: WARRIORHOOD\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 49: Discovery \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 50: Thoughts on Warriorhood \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 51: Are You Ready? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER 52: Physical Conditioning for the Warrior\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Loren W. 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